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EP 1 551 350 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.04.2005 (43) Date of publication: 13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28 (21) Application number: 03757474.6 (22) Date of filing: 10.06.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61G 7/08 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/018301 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/103557 (18.12.2003 Gazette 2003/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 10.06.2002 US 387545 P (71) Applicant: Astir Technologies, LLC. Concord, MA 01742 (US)	(72) Inventor: MCNULTY, Christopher Concord, MA 01742 (US) (74) Representative: Feldkamp, Rainer, Dipl.-Ing. et al PatentanwälteWallach, Koch, Dr. Haibach, Feldkamp,Garmischer Strasse 4 80339 München 80339 München (DE)